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For this week’s Classic Americana pick, we mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary performer Clifton Chenier, ...
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In an exclusive interview with American Songwriter, C.C. Adcock, the producer of The Rolling Stones’ new Clifton Chenier tribute cover, says the track was the “coolest thing I’ve ever … been involved ...
The Rolling Stones recorded “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés” for “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco,” which commemorates the 100th ...
Clifton Chenier, the father of Zydeco music, was born 100 years ago and went on to become a Grammy-winning musician, with his ...
Joel Savoy, the Eunice-based Cajun fiddler and Valcour Records founder, co-produced most of A Tribute to the King of Zydeco ...
Chenier, an accordionist and singer who would have turned 100 today, was a pioneer of zydeco, an accordion-reliant, ...
The late Clifton Chenier, Zydeco pioneer known for his Creole-inspired sound rooted in blues, Cajun and R&B, is being ...
Clifton Chenier, the Louisiana musician who pioneered the Creole R&B hybrid genre known as zydeco, isn’t with us anymore. He passed away in 1987 from kidney disease that resulted from his diabetes.
To honor what would have been his 100th birthday, a tribute album honoring Louisiana zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier will be ...
The Rolling Stones' cover of Clifton Chenier's 'Zydeco Sont Pas Sales' was released on June 25, 2025, part of an album called ...
And the proof of that fascination lies in the first studio recording the band has released since 2023’s Hackneyed Diamond s: ...